Webinar, November 2012 – Presented by Andrew Stead

Outcomes

• Introduce happiness and assess why it is important

• Consider Happiness Failure and the methods of overcoming it

• Understand the new Science of Happiness

• Learn key Tools to get practicing right away

Contents

• What is Happiness?

• The Importance of Being Happy

• The Science of Happiness

• Getting Started

• HAPPINESS: “A feeling of joy, contentment, pleasure”

• DEFINITION: “the human desire to maximise positive feelings and reduce negative ones over the long run”

1. HISTORICAL

2. PHILOSOPHICAL

3. EMPIRICAL

Relational & Professional

Rational

Physical

Emotional

•live longer•better immune system•less stress

•better social interaction •more engaged

•“function” better•better attention•more ideas•more creative•more flexible•more positive

•more lenient •more confident, •more optimistic•more generous

•more productive•higher income

“Here are a few of my Happiest Things”

1. PEOPLE: 3 favourite people?

2. PLACES: 3 favourite places?

3. PHOTOS: 3 favourite personal photos?

4. PERSONAL STORIES: 3 stories about yourself?

5. MUSIC: 3 happiest songs?

6. ART: 3 favourite pieces of art?

7. BOOKS: 3 favourite books?

8. NATURE: 3 most uplifting feats of nature?

9. INSPIRATION: 3 most inspiring quotes

10. LAUGHTER: 3 things that really make you laugh

• National and International

• Communal

• Personal

Flourishing: “enthusiasm for life.... actively and productivelyengaged with others and social institutions”

Schematic Mental Health spectrum based on global results - Huppert et al, 2005

Languishing: “a life of quiet despair”

50%

10%

40%

Genes & Personality

Income & Environment

Motivations, Actions & Thoughts

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Income

Wealth Maximisation

Inefficient wealth accumulation

£40,000

Structure

Science

Skills

Support

The OAR Model

• Diagnostic Tools

• Change Management System

Conquering Change

Physical Foundations

Mind Maximisation

Redesigning Relationships

Work, Wealth & Well-being

• Body Relaxation

• Surrounded by Happiness

• Happy Moments

• Measurement

• Journal

Tools & Techniques

Evidence Based

Measurable Outcomes

Proven Results

• Answer the following question each day and record your score

• “Out of ten, how happy are you?”

• Reflect on your observations and begin to understand your happiness in more detail

..........from ...........to

L information overload, lack of

knowledge and suffocation by choice

to clarity, vision, focus and

prioritisation

L lacking structure, support and a

suitable guide

to being effective, efficient

empowered and enthused

L feeling tired, low-energy, anxious,

worn-out or stressed out

to being energetic and

purposeful with a zest for life

L too much volatility, instability and not

enough tranquillity

to calmness, discernment and

greater resilience

L dischord, dis-ease and dislocation

from self

to a congruent, re-connected

and coherent you

L too little community, connectedness

and average relationships

to positive and productive

engagement with all those around

you

L feeling frustrated, imbalanced, or

burned out at work

to redefining and redesigning a

fruitful professional life

L losing touch with leisure and

recreation

to being creative, open-minded

and developing a sense of play

L an average existence of quiet despair to a maximised existence full of

meaning and purpose

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